Neck-tongue syndrome

Chedrawi, Aziza; Fishman, Marvin A.; Miller, Geoffrey

doi:10.1016/s0887-8994(00)00139-9

Cited by 31 publications

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“…Neck-tongue syndrome is a condition first described more than 30 years ago [48,49]. The pain is reported to occur at the upper nuchal or occipital areas, with or without numbness, accompanied by simultaneous ipsilateral numbness of the tongue.…”

Section: Differential Diagnosismentioning

confidence: 99%

Headache and Neck

Vincent

2011

Curr Pain Headache Rep

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Cervicogenic headache (CeH) is a relatively common syndrome. The paroxysmal and rather intense head pain usually is unilateral, spreading from the back of the head to the frontal and temporal regions, and triggered by certain movements or sustained provocative head positions. Digital pressure over triggering areas at the upper nuchal area reproduces the spontaneous pain pattern. Available clinical criteria differentiate this picture from other headache disorders, although superposition may be present in some cases. The neck is involved with other pain disorders apart from CeH. Migraine may be induced by cervical trigger factors in some cases, and whiplash lesions produce CeH-like symptoms as well as others. Occipital neuralgia refers to pain restricted to the distribution of the affected nerve and should not be mistaken as CeH. There is no definite, universal treatment for CeH yet. Options include physical therapy, preventive medicines, anesthetic blocks, denervation procedures, and surgery. The treatment choice must be performed on individual basis.

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Section: Differential Diagnosismentioning

confidence: 99%

Headache and Neck

Vincent

2011

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“…To the best of our knowledge, there are seven cases reported in children and adolescents, five of them with a familial occurrence, suggesting an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern [45,46].…”

Section: Neck-tongue Syndrome (N-ts)mentioning

confidence: 96%

Uncommon Headache Syndromes in the Pediatric Population

Arruda¹,

Albuquerque

Bigal

2011

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Headache is one of the most common symptoms in children and adolescents, and headache syndromes are an important reason for medical consulting. According to the second edition of the International Classification of Headache Disorders, there are 196 possible headache diagnoses, of which 113 have been described in pediatric population. Herein, we focus on unusual pediatric headache syndromes. We group them as headaches with migraine features, short-duration headaches with autonomic features, short-duration headaches without autonomic features, and potentially ominous forms of headaches. Although rare as single entities, providers focusing on pediatric headaches certainly will face some of these headaches and need to be comfortable on the diagnostic approach.

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“…The neck-tongue syndrome (NTS) is a rare clinical entity characterized by paroxytic episodes of intense pain in upper cervical or occipital area associated with disorders of ipsilateral hemi-tongue presenting as numbness, pseudoathetosis, dysarthria, and lingual paralysis aggravated with neck movement 1,2 . We describe a case of NTS with an unusual etiology.…”

Section: An Unusual Cause Of the Neck-tongue Syndromementioning

confidence: 99%